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30 Cards in this Set
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edifice
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n a large elaborate structure an imposing building
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ambidextrous
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adj equally skillful with either hand
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belated
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adj delayed
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animate
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v to give life or motion to
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knead
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v to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
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chauvinist
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n one having a fanatical devotion to a country gender or religion with contempt for other countries opposite sex or other beliefs
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egalitarian
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adj promoting equal rights for all people
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berserk
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adj in a state of violent or destructive rage
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ostentatious
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adj marked by a conspicuous showy or pretentious display
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delude
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v to mislead to fool
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elude
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v to escape notice to get away from
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fallow
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adj inactive unproductive
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blight
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n anything that destroys prevents growth or causes devaluation
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obsequy
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n a funeral rite or ceremony
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denizen
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n an occupant inhabitant
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fealty
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n obligated loyalty or faithfulness
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entice
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v to attract by offering reward or pleasure
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gratify
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v to please
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laggard
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n a slow person especially one who falls behind
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gambit
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maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
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jaded
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adj worn out; dulled; as from overindulgance
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gist
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n the main point
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advocate
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v to recommend; to speak in favor of
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efface
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v to obliterate; to wipe out
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charisma
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n a personal appeal or attraction; magnetism
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ogre
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n a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant
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mesmerize
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v to hypnotize
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entity
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n anything having existence either physical or mystical
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bandy
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v to exchange words ; to discuss casually
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dastardly
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adj cowardly and treacherous
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